Captive hoop toy



Oct. 14, 1952 c. METZ 2,613,476

CAPTIVE HOOP TOY Filed June 24, 1950 I N V EN TOR. C af/@f Waff.

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vPatented Oct. 14, 1952 sfr-Arcs PATENT orifice 4CAIV'TIVE HOUP n '.Charles.. Metz, Youngstown, Ohio.A

ApplicationJune/Zi, 19x50, Serial No. 170Q095 This invention relates toa toy-and; more particularly to a toycomprisingacaptive hoop which may be rolled through the` manipulation. of an attachedrcord or theflike. I

The principal object of the invention is the provision-.ofv an :attractive 'captive hoop toy.

A. further-.object ofgtheinvention is `they-pro- 'vi'sion `of a. captive vhoop toywhich may' beinexpensivel-yl formed of available materials.

A still further object of the invention is the provisionA of a toy of the class described so formed that interchangeable discs of suitable material can vbe:.appli'ectto. thehoop and retained thereby. l

A still further object of the .invention is the provision of a captive .hoop'toy.the rim construction of which is"resilient'to provide'a bouncing action on the part of thetoywhen rolled.

The captive. hoop .toy .disclosed herein comprises an ilnprovementin the art :of captive hoops .or discs which are supplied with .a cord or :string by which the toy .maybe manipulated 'so that it runs in a circleeither about thel operator or at one side or in front and is responsive in its rolling action'and direction of :such rolling action to the will ofthe operator throughthe manipulation of the controlling string or cord. Toys of this general nature have been known in the art but have not met with particular commercial success due to their lack of flexibility which made them diicult to handle.

The present invention discloses a captive hoop toy which, due to its construction, operates with a resilient bouncing and rolling action which is particularly attractiveand this same construction enables the formation of the toy from very.

thin inexpensive strip material so that it may be produced and sold at a relatively low cost. Additionally, toys of this nature as heretofore known in the art presented an unchanging appearance which was unattractive whereas the toy disclosed herein provides for the substitution of various colored and designed panels at the pleasure of the operator.

With the foregoingV and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being the intention to cover all changes and modifications of the example of the invention herein chosen for purposes of the disclosure, which do not constitute departures from the spirit and scope ,of the invention. y

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

, e'olaims. (o1. fis- 220) I 'Figure 1 isaplanview of the-captive hoop-toy.

Figure 2 is -a ,side view.

Figure. 3 is an enlarged vertical .section taken -Figure 4 is an enlarged verticall section ltaken on line: 4-4 of AFigure `1.

Figure 5 isan enlarged vertical sectional :view

of the toy showing a replaceable paper: disc installed. ztherein.

Figure 6 -is a planview of. the.` paper. disc shown installedin the toy in yFigure.

kBy' :referring yto rthe drawings and Figures. '1 and; 2 5in. particularit will be seen. ,that :a Icaptive hoop toy has been disclosed which comprisesa Pair of rims It and, I I, .the rim* I 'being of `.slightly greater 4diameter than thearm` I^Ij lfand .outersurface of the rim II.

held in normal position thereabout by anannular Vgroove I2 formed in `theinuer wallof the rim. IU.

The annular groove I2 corresponds in size .and shape with an annular rib I3 formed on the The .peripheral edges ofthe rims II) and I-I4 are rolled-as indicated by the numerals I4-,I4and I.5I5Irespectively, .and as .best illustrated yin Figure 3 of the drawings. The fregisteringgroove and rib;y formations I2 and I3 on the. rims I0 and I` I, respectively, arepreferably :arranged so that the majority of the body members of the rims ID and Il are spaced slightly with respect to one another. This construction results lin a resiliency inthe composite rim forming the captive hoop toy which enables it to be rolled with a bouncing or irregular pattern which is particularly attractive.

In order that the hoop comprising the rims I0 and I I may be rolled by an operator, a transverse body member I6 is positioned across the area dened by the rim II and the ends ofthe body member I6 are outturned as at Il and secured to the rim I I by suitable attachment thereto. Such attachment mayy comprise the formation of the outturned ends I'I of the body member I6 to frictionally engage and register with a groove I8 formed on the innermost surface of the rim II and which in reality is the back bowed wall of the rib`l3 formed on the outermostl surface of the rim I I. This construction is best illustrated in Figures i and 5 of the drawings.

It will be observed by referring againto Figures 1, 2 and 4 of the drawings that ,the4 transverse body member I6 has an openingfISl midway between the ends thereof and that a'gsection of string'of cord 20 is positioned thereth one end thereof secured in position in thseropening I9 by a bead 2I which is attached to thecord or string 20 as best sho-wn in Figure i of the'drawings. The bead 2| forms a friction bearing and facilitates the rotation of the captive hoop toy through manipulation of the cord or string 20, the opposite end of which is held in the hand of the operator.

It will thus be seen that the captive hoop toy as herein disclosed forms an attractive, inexpensive and inherently resilient structure which may be 'caused to spin and bounce at the pleasure of the operator. It Will occur to those skilled in the art that the transverse body member I6 may be supplied with miniature propellers or whirl-a-gigs and the like to ornament the same.

In order that the captive hoop toy may be changed in appearance, a plurality of interchangeable discs of suitableV material such as most annular portion.

3. The structure set forth in claim 1 and includinganannular rib in each of said annular paper, as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 of the.y

-engagement thereon of the rim I0. The disc 22 is provided with an enlarged opening 23 centrally thereof through which the cord or string passes.

As disclosed in Figure 6 of the drawings, the disc 22 may have a desirable printed pattern thereon which will enhance the attractiveness of the toy. Additionally, the toy may be personailzed by the use of a disc carrying the initials or name of the operator.

It will thus be seen that the captive hoop toy disclosed herein meets the several objects of the invention.

Having thus described my' invention, what I claim is:

1. A captive hoop toy comprising a two-part rim, an outermost annular portion of which is `normally telescopically engaged over an innermost annular portion and retained by frictional engagement therebetween, saidoutermost and 'innermost annular portions Ahaving their peripheral edges cross sectionally rolled in oppositely disposed directions, a transverse body memportions ofY said two part rim, said annular` ribs locatedV midway between the edges of said annular portions and registering one in the other to increase the frictional engagement between said annular portions.

4. TheV structure set forth in claim 1 and including an-'a'nnular rib in each of said annular portionsiof'saidtwo part rim, said annular ribs located midway between the edges of said annular portions and registering one in the other, a

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